William Mitchell College of Law Professor Ted Sampsell-Jones will present on
his recent article, “Mens Rea in Minnesota and the Model Penal Code,” which
argues that Minnesota’s reliance on the common law of mens rea, rather than the
Model Penal Code, has created confusion in Minnesota’s criminal law on mens rea
issues. A panel of experts and practitioners will respond to Professor
Sampsell-Jones’s article, and discuss developments in the law and practice
pointers for litigating mens rea issues at trial and on appeal.